Bishop's Cleeve Magazine October'18

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GARDENING Beautiful Bulbs SHORT STORY The Nervous Goldfish BRITISH TRUST FOR ORNITHOLOGY Volunteers needed to listen out for owls

October 2018

29 september - 11 november

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Dark and scary times...

Hello, and welcome to the October issue of your local community magazine. I love autumn!

All the beautiful colours and falling leaves are a pretty sight to see, however, with the clocks changing at the end of the month (28th Oct), I’m not looking forward to getting up and coming home in the dark!

October sees the return of Halloween, so I need to get my act together and get some ideas for carving shapes into pumpkins, and I better make sure I stock up on sweets for all the children that will come knocking on the door saying those infamous words “trick or treat”. I wonder what would happen if I said trick… I don't think I want to find out!

Shortly after Halloween, we, of course, have Bonfire Night and what seems to be a neverending stream of fireworks going off every night. Here's a reminder that if you have pets

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and they don't like the loud noises, then now is the time to start putting things into place to help them through it. There are various products and solutions available that can help, from gadgets and gizmos to homoeopathic remedies. To find out what best suits your pet, simply get in touch with your local vet - they will be able to give you tips and advice. I'm very lucky that my dog, Rosie, isn't scared of fireworks and all the noises that they bring.

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TEWKESBURY PREGNANCY YOGA

celebrates 10th anniversary Last month marked the 10th anniversary of a remarkable yoga class that has been quietly supporting hundreds of Gloucestershire women, over the years, through pregnancy and birth. Started in September 2008, by Sandra Lewis, Yoga for Pregnancy & Birth has run weekly in Tewkesbury ever since.

Welcoming women from 14 weeks of pregnancy, Sandra’s class gives pregnant women a friendly, safe and nurturing space in which they can give time to focus on themselves and their growing baby. The class allows expecting mums to meet, share experiences, learn gentle yoga movements, breathing, visualisation and relaxation techniques that will support and empower them through their pregnancy, birth and beyond.

Learning to engage with the body improves posture, tone and strength; working with breath helps promote a sense of calm, clarity and focus.

This engagement is proven to help reduce tension and anxiety to promote physical and mental well-being and prepare for the future.

Sessions run weekly on Tuesdays at Ashchurch Village Hall, 6pm 7.30pm (suitable from 14 weeks of pregnancy onwards). No previous yoga experience is required, taster sessions available. To find out more about Sandra Lewis’ Yoga for Pregnancy and Birth and Postnatal Yoga with your baby, please visit www.sandralewisyoga.co.uk, email info@sandralewisyoga.co.uk or call 01242 572068.

Pregnancy is a very special time, which is often full of mixed emotions and challenges as women’s bodies and circumstances change.

Yoga is an excellent way to support women during this special time, to cope with those changes and maintain health and well-being.

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Short Story

The Nervous Goldfish

By Jackie Brewster “Are you Joan?” A breathless young man in a cagoule approached with a small dog in tow.

“Yes.” Joan, about to walk into the dentists, was caught off guard.

What sort of person, she wondered, called their dog Joan?

“I’ve found your dog.” He thrust the lead into her hand, before sprinting off down the path.

She was running late for her check-up.

Should she take the dog in with her?

They’d started charging people for late arrivals; she’d thought this was a good idea but never thought she would be one of the offenders.

“Thank you,” she called automatically, even though she didn’t own a dog.

Joan looked at the dog, who looked up at Joan. She guessed it was some sort of chihuahua. It was not a pretty dog. Its teeth couldn’t make up their mind which direction to point in, and its fur stuck out as though it had built up a considerable amount of static electricity. Joan could sympathise, she had exactly the same trouble with her own hair.

“You’re an ugly little thing, aren’t you?” she said, but not unkindly. The dog gave a bored whine as though it was sick to death of hearing about it.

“Let’s have a look to see who you really belong to.” Joan crouched to examine the copper disc attached to the dog’s collar. The dog dutifully waited.

What was the dentist’s policy on dogs she wondered? She knew he was an animal lover. The last time she visited for a particularly harrowing scale and polish, he’d told her he had lots of pets and he liked to name them after his patients.

Joan studied canine Joan who yawned idly, all her wonky teeth on display. Was this the dentist’s dog? It’s true she’d always regretted not getting dental braces as a girl, but surely it was unkind to name this scruffy dog after her?

“Come on Joan,” she said firmly, “I’m taking you back to where you belong.”

The name tag had just one word engraved on it – ‘Joan’.

The dog trotted cheerfully after her, showing neither familiarity nor fear as they marched through the door into the dentist’s reception area.

“It seems we’ve got something in common,” Joan said, stroking Joan behind the ears.

“You’re cutting it fine,” Melissa, the receptionist, said sternly, “I was about to mark you as late.”

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“That would be a bit rich, considering.”

Joan summoned all her righteous indignation. “And I don’t appreciate people making fun of my teeth.”

Melissa looked genuinely confused.

“I wasn’t aware I was,” she answered.

Joan was on the warpath. “Why, then, has the dentist named a pet after me?”

Melissa blushed. “If it’s any consolation,” she said soothingly, “we’re all very fond of Joan the goldfish.”

“Goldfish?” Joan stuttered.

“In the waiting room aquarium,” Melissa said sweetly. “He called her after you, because, like you, she’s a bit nervous.”

“Everyone’s nervous at the dentist’s!”

Joan said indignantly. “Then who does this Joan belong to?”

Melissa leaned across the counter and frowned at Joan the dog, who was chewing her lead.

“I’m going to hazard a guess,” Melissa said, “I bet she belongs to the gentleman over there.” She nodded towards a welldressed man with his back to them leafing through a copy of ‘Hello’ magazine. “I said he couldn’t bring his dog in, so he tied her up outside.”

Joan went pale.

“Do you know him?” Melissa asked.

“He’s my hairdresser.” Joan ran a hand through her nest of hair.

“How flattering,” Melissa flicked her silken hair and smiled, “to have so many pets named after you.”

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Remember, remember the 2nd of November!

It’s not long until November is upon us and it will be time for the Friends of Bishop's Cleeve Primary Academy bonfire and fireworks extravaganza!

This year’s display is on Friday 2nd November. Gates open at 6.30pm, the bonfire will be lit at 7.00pm and fireworks will start approx. 7.30pm.

There will be refreshments available to purchase, including burgers and hot dogs, hot and cold drinks, and a selection of sweets. We will also have some glow items for sale at a range of prices.

Feedback we received from last year’s event included: “Absolutely amazing last night.

Huge 'well done' to everyone who put this event together."; "Best ever, it should be in the Glos top 3!!!”, so come along and experience the extravaganza for yourself!

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2. À la crécy is a French cooking term that refers to a dish that is cooked with or served with which vegetable?

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4. What vegetable has a name that means “eat all” in French?

5. The phrase “forbidden fruit” originates in the Bible when Adam and Eve eat fruit despite God having commanded them not to. Which of Adam and Eve was the first to eat the fruit?

6. In an Indian restaurant, what is the main vegetable ingredient in a saag dish?

7. According to its packaging, the standard flavouring of the soft drink Lilt combines which two fruits?

8. What variety of lettuce is named after the Greek island where it originated?

9. Which 1967 hit single by Donovan was rumoured to be about the mistaken belief that someone could get high from smoking dried banana skins?

10. The vegetable the swede originated as a cross between which two other vegetables?

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There’s a Bomb in Your Car… Would you hold your arm 5cm over an explosive device, knowing that if it went off it would probably break your arm in several places?

Thought not.

Yet this is done daily by drivers who hold the steering wheel at ‘11 o’clock’ with just their right arm.

1992 was when UK cars started to be fitted with steering-wheel airbags. It’s now universal on all volume manufacture models, so most people now drive a car that, when it detects an impact at as little as 16mph, will eject an airbag at up to 200mph!

And an ‘11 o’clock’ positioned arm is right in the blast zone.

Two stories: One factual, from my first-hand research, and another, possibly hearsay, but

based on the above has some credence.

Story 1 has been confirmed by paramedics attending car accidents where the airbag has deployed, and the driver’s arm was over the steering wheel on impact. In one instance the airbag threw the driver’s arm into the roof, breaking it in several places. On another occasion, the driver’s arm was dislocated from their shoulder socket.

Story 2: A driver was involved in a low-speed crash – that they should have walked away from – and the airbag deployed. They had their hand over the steering wheel and a large watch on their wrist.

Their arm and watch impacted with their forehead, causing a brain injury.

The accepted best practice for steering is two hands on the wheel, positioned at either ‘quarterto-three’ or ‘ten-to-two’. This offers the best in car control and keeps your arms away from that bomb under the steering wheel…

Makes you think doesn’t it?

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Gardening

BEAUTIFUL BULBS

By Pippa Greenwood

Visit your local garden centre now and you should see a good array of bulbs for sale, plus all the other things you need. Special bulb bowls are a good buy and are available in just about every colour imaginable. They’re rather like huge soup bowls but in plastic or china. Unlike standard pots, they have no drainage holes, which is better for your furniture! You can use normal flower pots, but do make sure you put a fully waterproof container or saucer beneath each pot – or watering will prove messy later on.

You can use standard multi-purpose compost for indoor bulb displays, but better still buy yourself some bulb fibre or special compost formulated for indoor bulb planting.

It’s more expensive than multi-purpose compost but performs better in bulb bowls or other containers without drainage.

Ornaments on your windowsills and shelves are pretty enough, but why not make your house all the more special this winter with some bowls of bulbs that are really brimful of colour, perhaps with gorgeous perfume too? You can buy ready-planted bowls of bulbs later in the year, but act now and you could soon have a stunning display at a fraction of the price.

The best bulbs are those described as ‘prepared’, which basically means they have been put through a carefully planned sequence of conditions to ensure that they flower well, reliably and uniformly indoors.

Prepared bulbs are often a bit pricier but are still great value. You can also use standard bulbs but the results may be unpredictable. I like to use some prepared hyacinths but just cannot help creating more bowls of non-prepared bulbs too.

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Hyacinths for forcing are available in just about every shade imaginable – red, pink, white, cream, yellow and blue. It is best to use a single colour in any one container as there is often some variation in flowering times between the colours, and ideally, you want all the flowers out simultaneously. Specially prepared crocus, paperwhite narcissus and some other daffodil types are also available.

If you want to make some seriously low-cost bowls, then do as I do and buy a large bag of inexpensive dwarf narcissus, such as the cheerful, often multi-headed ‘Tete-a-Tete’.

They work very well, as do crocuses.

Fill your bowl about one-third full of compost for larger bulbs to one-half full for smaller bulbs. Firm the compost gently, but don’t compact it or the roots of the bulbs will not penetrate it well and you’ll end up with bulbs popping out of the top of the bowl. Position the bulbs pointed end

uppermost – you can put them quite close to each other but not so close that they are touching their neighbours, and make sure they are not in contact with the sides of the bowl either. Nestle the bulbs gently into the compost and then top up with compost so that just the noses (the pointed end from which the shoots will appear) are poking out. Water the compost lightly, making sure it is moist but not waterlogged. Then cover the bowls loosely with a black bin liner and put them in a cool, dark place – a cool shed, garage or cupboard under the stairs is ideal.

It needs to be both dark and cool or the bulbs will not form good root systems.

Check the bowls every week or so and apply a little more water if necessary. It is time to bring the bowls out into the daylight once the shoots are about 2-3cm tall, which usually takes 3-5 weeks. Put them in a cool spot with

plenty of natural daylight – a cool but frostfree greenhouse or a spare room window sill for instance. The shoots will continue to grow and develop a healthy green colour; they will now need a little more water.

Once the flower buds just start to colour up you can put your bulb bowl in a warmer room, where you will soon be able to enjoy its perfume and good looks. If you want to give the bowl a really smart look, cover the compost with some moss or tie a seasonal ribbon around the bowl.

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Sweet Recipe Makes 6 Ready in 1 hour, plus cooling and chilling time

Salted Caramel, Chocolate and Chilli Tartlets

It may sound like an unusual combination but a hint of fiery chilli complements a rich chocolate dessert perfectly. Serve with a spoonful of thick cream or Greek yogurt for a really indulgent dessert.

Ingredients: • Flour, for dusting • 250g ready-made sweet shortcrust pastry • 260g jar salted caramel sauce • 25g unsalted butter • 100g dark chocolate, broken into pieces • 1 small red chilli, deseeded and chopped (see Tip) • Shredded fresh basil leaves, to decorate (optional) • Icing sugar, for dusting

TIP

Blanch the chopped chilli pepper in boiling water for 1 minute, then refresh under cold water and pat dry with kitchen paper. This will remove a little of the fiery heat from the chilli. If you prefer, replace the fresh chopped chilli with a sprinkle of dried chilli flakes.

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1. Lightly dust a work surface with flour and roll out

the pastry to about 3mm thickness. Use to line six 10cm tartlet tins. Prick the bases with a fork and chill in the fridge for 30 minutes. Preheat the oven to 200°C/fan 180°C/gas mark 6.

2. Line each tartlet tin with a circle of baking paper

and fill with baking beans. Bake blind in the preheated oven for 7-8 minutes. Remove the beans and paper and bake the tarts for a further 4-5 minutes until the pastry is crisp and pale golden. Leave to cool completely, then remove the pastry cases from the tins and place on a board.

3. Divide the salted caramel sauce between the cold tartlet pastry cases, smoothing the surfaces level with the back of a teaspoon. Chill in the fridge for 30 minutes.

4. Place the butter and chocolate in a heatproof bowl

set over a pan of simmering water and leave until melted. Remove the bowl from the heat and stir the mixture until smooth. Cool for 20 minutes then spread over the salted caramel filling. Chill for 1 hour or until set.

5. To serve, sprinkle the chopped chilli pepper over the set chocolate topping and scatter over the shredded basil (if using). Dust with icing sugar.

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the Mop Fair takes over the town centre with fun rides.

Organiser phone: 01684 855040 COFFEE MORNING 10 Oct, 10am - 12pm, Bishop's Cleeve Methodist Church, Bishop's Close, off Tobyfield Rd Marks the start of One World Week 2018. Stalls incl. extended range of Traidcraft goods.

FLORAL DESIGN CLASS 10 October, 7.30 - 9.30pm, Tithe Barn, Bishop's Cleeve Learn to create your own beautiful floral arrangement to take home and enjoy. All abilities welcome. For more details, or to book, please visit Facebook: Little Blue Butterfly Floral Designs.

DOG SWIM 13 & 14 Oct, Sandford Park Lido, Cheltenham Take your canine buddy for a doggy paddle at the Lido.

A minimum of one adult to one dog on entry required.

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FOLK AT THE COTE 13 Oct, 7.30pm, Woodmancote Village Hall Winter Wilson as part of his Far Off Horizon Tour. Tickets online: http://www.wegottickets.com/ smedsongs or from Simon Medhurst: 07970 078 220 / smed@smedsongs.com.

THE BIG SQUEEZE 14 Oct, 12 - 3pm, Court Farm, Stoke Orchard Annual apple juicing event.

Bring your windfalls to be pressed (bring a container to take away the juice). We will also be harvesting apples at Grangefield Community Orchard on 13 Oct and welcome all pickers. Contact: transition. cleeve@googlemail.com or 01242 244785.

CLEEVE CONCERTS 14 October, 7.30pm, Tithe Barn Danny Bryant. Tickets: £17.

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FREE RBL TALK 15 Oct, 7.30pm, Cheltenham Rugby Club, GL52 3PE Hear first-hand experiences of a Second World War RAF Veteran shot down during the war. Contact: social. rblwoodmancote@outlook.com CLEEVE HARMONY CONCERT 17 Oct, 7.30pm, Tithe Barn, Bishop's Cleeve Cleeve Harmony with Rhythm Strings and Vale Harmony Men's Chorus.

LIVE JAZZ MUSIC WITH THE ROD KELLY TRIO 17 October The Fox & Hounds,

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Church Street, Bredon, GL20 7LA Tel. 01684 772377 SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCING 18 Oct, 2pm - 5pm, Pittville Pump Rooms, Cheltenham Scottish dancing to CD's. £5 on the door. Derek 01452 306857, Alan 01452 614995.

CHRISTMAS GIFT & FASHION FAIR 18 - 21 Oct, 9.30am - 5pm, The Centaur, Cheltenham Racecourse Christmas shopping starts here!

More than 150 companies selling an exclusive selection of stylish gifts, festive food, sensational stocking fillers, fabulous fashion and unique items for your home and garden. Free parking.

HALLOWEEN FARM TRAIL 20 - 31 Oct, 9am - 4pm, Primrose Vale Farm Shop, Shurdington Rd, Cheltenham Thousands of homegrown pumpkins for sale in the pumpkin barn. Hot drinks and light refreshments available from the Potting Shed Café. All children must be accompanied by an adult.

Sturdy footwear recommended.

TEA DANCE 22 October, 2.30pm, CheltenhamTown Hall Put on your dancing shoes and enjoy a fun and social afternoon of dancing, live music and tea and biscuits.

CHILDREN'S HALLOWEEN WEDNESDAY 24 Oct, from 10am, Sudeley Castle, Winchcombe, GL54 5JD Do you dare delve into what lies beneath Sudeley Castle?

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refreshments. Free entry.

Libby Cleal: 07776 301767.

PHIL HENRY CONCERT 26 Oct, 7.30pm, Woodmancote Village Hall Phil Henry “True North”.

For tickets - 07970 078220

BISHOP’S CLEEVE FELLOWSHIP Wednesdays, 2pm, Methodist Church, Church Hall 10 Oct: Bishop’s Cleeve now and then; speaker: D. Aldred.

24 Oct: Victoria Antics; speaker: Jennifer.

TEWKESBURY MIND, BODY & SPIRIT SHOW 27 Oct, 10am - 4pm, Tewkesbury Town Hall, High Street, GL20 5AL 30 stalls, selling lamps, crystals, jewellery, etc. Therapies incl. massage, soul healing & energy medicine. £2 on the door.

UPCOMING EVENTS CHRISTMAS FAIR 10 Nov, 10am - 12pm, Bishop's Cleeve Methodist Church, Bishops Close, Off Tobyfield Rd Stalls to include cakes, Christmas gifts, fairtrade plus more. Refreshments. Admission £1, children under 16 free.

Rosalie: 01242 678536

LOCAL CLUBS, GROUPS & CLASSES ACORNS PRE-SCHOOL Mon - Wed, 9am - 3pm, Thu, 9 - 11am, Fri, 10am 12pm, Alderton Village Hall, Dibden Lane, GL20 8NT Toddler & baby groups.

07842 161159, aldertonacorns preschool@hotmail.co.uk, aldertonacorns.org.uk.

BABY MASSAGE Tuesdays, 9.30am, BeSocial@GL54, Langley Rd, Winchcombe, GL54 5QN 07837 402692 for information.

BISHOP'S CLEEVE CRAFT FAIR 2nd Sun/month, 11.30am - 2.30pm, Bishop's Cleeve Community Centre Wide range of stalls;

BISHOP'S CLEEVE PLAYERS 2nd Tue/month, 7.30 - 9.30pm, School Room, The Tithe Barn Am-drama group, roles available not just acting. bishopscleeveplayers@ yahoo.co.uk, www. bishopscleeveplayers.co.uk BISHOP’S CLEEVE U3A 3rd Mon/month, 2.15pm, Woodmancote Village Hall Admission 50p with refreshments after presentation. gen@cleeve-u3a.org.uk BISHOP’S CLEEVE WI MEETING Tuesdays, 7.15pm, The Tithe Barn, Cheltenham Rd, GL52 8LU Tel. 01242 677520. 16 Oct: A oneact play by the Bishop's Cleeve Players. Competition: Photo of someone in Fancy Dress.

Other events include monthly walks on the 1st Tues/month.

BOOK FAIR 1st Sun/month, 10am 3.30pm, Churchdown Community Centre, Parton Rd, GL3 2JH Quality second hand books, postcards & ephemera. 50p, U16s free. 01452 546879, terry_ bookworms@hotmail.co.uk.

BROWNIES (7-10 YEARS) www.girlguiding.org.uk BUMPS & BABIES Tuesdays, Bishop's Cleeve Library For new mums & babies.

Activities and talk from a baby-focused local business.

Supported by NCT, £1 entry.

BishopsCleeveBumpsandBabies on Facebook.

CHELT. PARKINSON’S GROUP Last Tue/month - eves or daytime, St Mark's Methodist Church Hall, Gloucester Rd, GL51 8PX Information, friendship and support to those with Parkinson's, their families and carers. Jane Henderson 0344 225 3694, jhenderson@parkinsons. org.uk. tiny.cc/ParkinsonChelt DRAWING & PAINTING FOR BEGINNERS 1st Fri/month, 10am - 12 noon, BeSocial@GL54, Langley Rd, Winchcombe, GL54 5QN £12 per session. Contact Gemma Hastilow to reserve your place: 01242 602727.

FUNTASTIC FRENCH Fridays, 9.30am, BeSocial @GL54, Langley Rd, Winchcombe, GL54 5QN. 07913 905484 for information.

LADIES PROBUS CLUB Tuesdays, 9.45am, The Tithe Barn, Bishop's Cleeve 16 Oct: Kathy Butterworth 'Ten things I would save in a fire.' 30 Oct: Dowdeswell Nature Reserve, Arthur Ball.

LITTLE ANGELS TODDLER GROUP Tue: Term time only, 1.30pm 3pm, Methodist Church, Bishop’s Close GL52 8NT Toys, crafts, slide, ride-ons, baby area. 07878393537 LUNCH DATE 1st Wed/month, 12pm - 1.30pm, Guide Hall, Winchcombe £5 for soup & a pudding. Raising money for local charities.

MINDFUL RELAXATION Tuesdays, 2pm Informal sessions with life coach Shelagh Greygoose: 01242 602849

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MIND MANAGEMENT & GUIDED RELAXATION Mondays, 8pm, BeSocial@GL54, Langley Rd, Winchcombe, GL54 5QN. For details: 07980 269509.

OPERA: NORTH COTSWOLDS U3A GROUP 3rd Wed/month, 2pm, Stanton Village Hall For all opera lovers.

No expertise, just enthusiasm needed. colin.davison@ hotmail.co.uk, 01242 603317.

WEIGHT CONTROL 1st & 3rd Monday/month, 6pm, BeSocial@GL54, Langley Rd, Winchcombe, GL54 5QN A mindset spproach.

07980 269509 for details.

WINCH. LADIES PROBUS CLUB Alternate Tuesdays, 10am, Winchcombe Methodist Hall Coffee followed by a talk.

Also walks, outings & lunches.

01242 602 352.

WINCHCOMBE WOMEN'S BUSINESS CLUB 2nd Wed month, 11.30am - 2pm, The White Hart Inn, Winchcombe www.womensbusiness.club/ winchcombe WELL-BEING CLASSES Fridays, 6pm, BeSocial @GL54, Langley Rd, Winchcombe, GL54 5QN 3 x 45 min sessions on various topics. www.jayneburke.com/ courses for booking.

WOODMANCOTE PROBUS CLUB Tuesdays, 10am, New Village Hall, Woodmancote Meetings start with refreshments followed by a talk at 11am.

9 Oct: Trials and Tribulations of an Engineer abroad; speaker: Martin (Zak) Coombs. 23 Oct: SS Great Britain; speaker: Ian Caskie.

30 Oct: A ride around England; speaker: William Reddaway.

WOODMANCOTE WI 3rd Thurs/month, 7.30pm Woodmancote Village Hall 18 Oct: What goes wrong with hands; speaker: Jeremy Field.

FITNESS & EXERCISE DANCE WITH PARKINSON'S Mondays, 2pm, Abbey Fields Community Centre, Winchcombe £5 per session. No dance knowledge needed.

Tel. 01242 603247 HAPPENSTANCE BORDER MORRIS DANCING Thursdays 7.30 - 9pm, Winchcombe School Hall A mixed Morris group. New and experienced dancers and musicians welcome. Small fee for attendance, paid each term. http://happenstancemorris.org. uk/ or Tony: 07500 486 047.

HEALTH WALK Thursdays, 10.30am - 11.30am, Meet outside the Plaisterers Arms. Tel. 01242 582360

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HEIDI'S HEROES Mondays 11.30am - 12.30am & 8pm - 9pm, Cheltenham Ladies College Sports Centre, Malvern Rd Fitness class run by Cheltenham charity Heidi's Heroes. Open to those with all types of cancer, irrespective of their prognosis.

Jointly run by a specialist cancer physiotherapist and senior gym instructor. Clare 07738 709072, clare.lait@cancer-physio.com.

LINE DANCE CLASS Thursdays, 7- 8pm, BeSocial@GL54, Langley Rd, Winchcombe, GL54 5QN 07947 084982 for details.

MOVE IT OR LOSE IT Tuesdays, 11.30am, BeSocial@GL54, Langley Rd, Winchcombe, GL54 5QN Gentle exercise class for older people. 07746 672 726, besocialwinchcombe.com TEA DANCE Last Wednesday/month 2 - 4pm, Abbey Fields Community Centre, Back Lane, Winchcombe Live music from Don Adams, entry fee incl. refreshments & cake. 01242 603247

WALKING FOOTBALL & RUGBY Winchcombe Sports Hall, 8 Gretton Rd, GL54 5EE Football Mondays 3pm, 01242 603196. Rugby Fridays 10.30am, 01452 872273. besocialwinchcombe.com WINCHCOMBE GUIDED WALKS 11am & 2.30pm, Sundays Starting at the Winchcombe TIC, open to visitors or residents.

Covering history of the area, 1–1¼ hours, under 1mile.

New volunteer guides welcome.

01242 602925, winchcombetic @tewkesbury.gov.uk.

MUSIC BLUE MOON HARMONY CHOIR Thursdays, 7.30 - 9.30pm, Bishop's Cleeve Junior School Over 40 members. CDs supplied to help with learning. 01242 251531, bluemoonharmony.co.uk CLEEVE CHORALE Tuesdays 7.30pm, Bishop’s Cleeve Primary Academy, Tobeyfield Road No previous experience required. 01242 674114.

CLEEVE HARMONY LADIES A CAPELLA CHORUS Wednesdays, 7.45 10pm, The Tithe Barn

Brand new chorus. cleeve.md@gmail.com, 07737 280336, Facebook: Cleeve Harmony Chorus.

GOTHERINGTON SINGERS Mondays, 7.45- 9.30pm, Gotherington Village Hall & Bethesda Methodist Church, Cheltenham. Ladies choir, wide range of music.

No experience needed.

01242 523168, www. gotheringtonsingers.co.uk.

THE ISBOURNE SINGERS Wednesdays 8pm - 9pm, Guide Hall, Winchcombe Ladies choir, includes classical and songs from the shows.

01242 603204 or 01242 672849.

WINCHCOMBE COMMUNITY CHOIR Wednesdays (term-time) 10am - 12pm, Cleeve Room, Abbey Fields Community Centre, Back Lane, Winchcombe 01905 620827, 07850 547916 or lizhooper@naturalvoice.net.

WINCHCOMBE FOLK NIGHT 1st Tue/month, 8 - 11pm, The White Hart Inn, GL54 5LJ Singers, musicians and audiences welcome to join our regular performers.

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